NOW TIME FOR THE WEEKLY WITH NEWS 00:00AM MORNING ANCHOR JUSTIN WARMOTH.
>> THIS IS THE WEEKLY ON
CLICKORLANDO DOT COM WITH
JUSTIN WARMOTH. GOOD MORNING.
I’M JUSTIN WARMOTH. PRESIDENT
BIDEN SIGNED THE 1.9 TRILLION
DOLLAR COVID RELIEF BILL LAST
WEEK AS WE MARKED ONE YEAR
SINCE HEALTH OFFICIALS
DECLARED THE PANDEMIC. THIS
MORNING, CONGRESSMAN DARREN
SOTO IS HERE TO EXPLAIN WHAT’S
INCLUDED AND THE AMERICAN
RESCUE PLAN.
>> WHAT WILL THIS DO TO
AMERICAN FAMILIES. THIS IS ALL
ABOUT DEFEATING THE
CORONAVIRUS SPRING WELL NEEDED
RELIEF TO CENTRAL FLORIDIANS.
AND FINALLY GETTING US BACK TO
NORMAL WHILE WE SAW
PARTISANSHIP 70 IN WASHINGTON.
WE SEE OVER 70% OF AMERICANS
SUPPORTING THIS BILL KNOWING
WHAT A PANDEMIC, AN ECONOMIC
CRISIS, INCLUDING MANY
REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC
MAYORS IN FLORIDA AND ACROSS
THE NATION. AND WE’LL ALSO SEE
THE STATE UTILIZE THIS MONEY
BE ABLE TO KEEP FIREFIGHTERS
COPS NURSES, TEACHERS AND
OTHERS ON THE JOB. BUT WE KNOW
WE HAVE TO RAMP UP
VACCINATIONS IN A BIG WAY SO
THAT WE CAN VACCINATE NEARLY
340 MILLION AMERICANS
INCLUDING 21 PLUS MILLION
FLORIDIANS. SO WE NEED TO
RESOURCE. DO THAT AND MAKE
SURE FAMILIES HAVE THE
RESOURCES. SO THEY’RE NOT
GOING HUNGRY OR KICKED
STREETS. OBVIOUSLY BIG
HEADLINE. 1.9 TRILLION
DOLLARS. DO YOU THINK IT
NEEDED TO BE THAT EXPENSIVE.
>> SO WE’RE TALKING ABOUT A
ONCE IN IT, GENERATION TYPE OF
PANDEMIC IN CENTRAL FLORIDA.
WE NEED I MEAN, WE HAVE FOLKS
WHO ARE BEHIND 4, 6, 8, MONTHS
IN RENT. THEY’VE BEEN
UNEMPLOYED BECAUSE THE TOURISM
INDUSTRY HAS BEEN PARTICULARLY
HARD HIT. WE SAW FOLKS WHO ARE
WAITING IN LONG LINES FOR FOOD
ASSISTANCE. AND WE DEFINITELY
NEED THE MONEY FOR VACCINES
FOR SMALL SO IN CENTRAL
FLORIDA, WE NEED TO FRANKLY.
AND IT’S GOING TO DO BETTER
THAN WHAT WE SAW IN 2008 WERE
IT WAS TOO SMALL OF A RELIEF
PACKAGE. WE WENT INTO
RECESSION THAT LASTED 5 YEARS
OR REAL ESTATE MARKET
COLLAPSE. SO MANY PEOPLE LOST
THEIR HOMES OR STATES DROPPED
IN HALF. SO WHEN WE’RE TALKING
ABOUT WHAT CENTRAL FLORIDIANS
NEED. WE NEED TO GO BIG TO
MAKE SURE WE RECOVER QUICKLY
AND MAKE SURE SAVE LIVES. YOU
70% WERE IN FAVOR OF THIS
BILL. BUT REPUBLICANS WOULD
TELL YOU THAT THEY DIDN’T READ
THE WHOLE THING. THERE’S SOME.
>> FINE PRINT AND SOME
WASTEFUL SPENDING. IN FACT,
GOVERNOR RIDGE OR A FORMER
GOVERNOR RICK SCOTT CURRENT
SENATOR RICK SO THE BILL IS
BAD FOR FLORIDA. NOT ONLY DOES
IT COMMITS FLORIDA TAXPAYERS
TO UNNECESSARY AND WASTEFUL
BAILOUTS OF POORLY RUN LIBERAL
STATES AND ALSO UNFAIRLY
PUNISHES OUR STATE WITH LESS
FEDERAL SUPPORT. BASICALLY
CITING THAT BECAUSE OUR
UNEMPLOYMENT IS AT THE LEVEL.
IT IS. WE DID NOT GET AS SOME
OF THE OTHER STATES INCLUDING
NEW YORK. YOUR RESPONSE TO HIS
CRITIQUE OF THIS.
>> FLORIDA STANDS TO GET OVER
17 BILLION DOLLARS BETWEEN
STATE, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, BOTH
THE GOVERNOR AND MAYORS IN
COMMISSIONS AROUND THE STATE
ARE PLANNING ON UTILIZING THIS
MONEY TO COMBAT THIS PANDEMIC.
IT’S A FALLACY TO SAY THAT RED
AND BLUE STATES ARE GETTING
DIFFERENT. DIFFERENT AMOUNTS
OF MONEY. THAT’S NOT TRUE. AND
THIS IS WHY EVEN IN A STATE
FLORIDA WE HAVE A REPUBLICAN
GOVERNOR THERE GOING TO BE
TAKING THIS MONEY BECAUSE
WE’RE IN THE MIDST OF DEADLY
PANDEMIC. WE NEED MONEY FOR
VACCINES AND WE NEED OUR FIRST
RESPONDERS ON THE JOB TO DO
IT’S EASY TO SAY THAT WHEN YOU
DON’T ACTUALLY HAVE TO RUN THE
STATE ANYMORE AS A SENATOR
WHO’S THE HEAD OF THE THE
REPUBLICAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE
TO WLEX AND OR SO. SADLY, I
BELIEVE SIR SCOTT’S BEING
PARTISAN ON BUT YOU LOOK AT
THE STATE LEGISLATURE, A
REPUBLICAN DOMINATED
LEGISLATURE PLANNING AND
UTILIZING THIS MONEY TO HELP
FLORIDA AND WE APPLAUD THEM
FOR THAT.
>> THAT THE NARRATIVE IT SEEMS
IS THAT. THEY ARE SAYING THAT
9% OF THE FUNDS GO DIRECTLY TO
COVID RELIEF. IS THAT IS THAT
A TRUE STATEMENT?
>> THE TRUE STATEMENT IS THAT
9 TO 10% COULD DIRECTLY TO
VACCINES THE RESCUE AND RELIEF
FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE,
INCLUDING THE RESOURCE. WE
NEED TO ACTUALLY DELIVER THE
VACCINES. SO IT’S CHERRY
PICKING MONEY ON A VACCINE IS
IGNORING THAT WE NEED
UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
EXTENDED AND THE STATE
LEGISLATURE IS GOING UTILIZE
THAT EXTENSION. WE NEED MORE
MONEY FOR HOUSING SO WE DON’T
HAVE ANOTHER COLLAPSE IN
CENTRAL FLORIDA. THAT’S
IMPORTANT TO EVERYBODY AS WELL
AS FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE. SO NO
FAMILIES GO HUNGRY. SO I DON’T
KNOW ABOUT MY COLLEAGUES
ACROSS THE AISLE. BUT I THINK
THOSE ARE PRETTY IMPORTANT
PARTS OF BOTH THE RESPONSE AND
RECOVERY. AND THAT’S WHERE
THEY ARE IGNORING THE FACTS.
WE NOT ONLY NEED A RESPONSE,
THE PANDEMIC WHEN YOU RECOVERY
AND YOU’RE GOING TO SEE THOSE
FIREFIGHTERS AND COPS AND
NURSE MOTHER’S HELP PUT SHOTS
IN ARMS. SO TO SAY THAT ONLY
9% GOES BACK SCENES IGNORES
THE FACT YOU NEED PEOPLE TO
ACTUALLY DEPLOY THEM. SO WE’RE
TALKING FUNNY. IT FUNNY WORK
WITH NUMBERS THAT REALLY DON’T
REFLECT WHAT THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE BELIEVE, WHICH BY THE
VAST MAJORITY OF AMERICANS
SUPPORT THIS AND KNOW WE HAVE
TO GO BIG TO FINALLY DEFEAT
THE VIRUS AND GET BACK TO
NORMAL AGAIN. IS THERE ANY
WAYS WOULD YOU SAY THERE’S IN
WE RESIST ALL THIS MONEY WAS
NEEDED. IS THERE ANY WAYS? I
BELIEVE THAT THIS IS GOING TO
BE WELL SPENT, BUT CONGRESS
HAS A ROLE TO PLAY. WE HAVE
OVERSIGHT. WE NEED TO MAKE
SURE JUST BECAUSE YOU WRITE
INTO LAW FUNDING AND YOU GIVE
IT TO THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH TO
SPEND ON BEHALF OF THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE DOESN’T MEAN
THERE WILL BE ISSUES. SO IT’S
CONGRESS’S RULE TO MAKE SURE
THE PLAYER PRESS IN OUR
CONSTITUENTS PLAYED A ROLE
WHEN YOU KNOW, CHANNEL 6 SEES
WASTE. WE’RE GOING TO WORK ON
THIS STUFF TO CLAW BACK FUNDS
THAT ARE BEING USED
APPROPRIATELY WHEN WE SEE
ISSUES WITH ANY OF THE VACCINE
SITES ARE WAS GETTING STIMULUS
CHECKS. WE WORK WITH
CONSTITUENTS. SO OF COURSE, IS
A BIG PACKAGE AND OVERSIGHT IS
CRITICAL TO MAKE SURE IT’S
BEING UTILIZED, WE SAW THE
LAST SEVERAL PACKAGES IN A
BIPARTISAN FASHION UNDER TRUMP
THAT PEOPLE TO PAYCHECK
PROTECTION LOANS AS THEY
SHOULD. YOU KNOW WHAT THOSE
FOLKS ARE GOING TO JAIL NOW
BECAUSE THEY COMMITTED FRAUD.
SO THERE’S ALWAYS GOING TO BE
PEOPLE WHO ARE BAD ACTORS, BUT
WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE
ENOUGH AND FORCING MONEY AND
OVERSIGHT SO THAT WE MAKE SURE
EVERY PENNY IS UTILIZED FOR
THE BENEFIT OF TAXPAYERS. YOU
MENTIONED UP MORTGAGE
ASSISTANCE RENT SO MANY PEOPLE
CONCERNED ABOUT BASICALLY
DON’T WANTING THE RUG.
>> PULLED OUT FROM UNDERNEATH
MY IMAGINE THAT THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT IS ON YOUR MIND
AS WELL MOVING FORWARD AS WE
GET MAYBE AS WE DO PUT THIS
PANDEMIC BEHIND US AND
LANDLORDS AND OTHERS ARE JUST
ASKING HEY, WHERE’S THAT PAIN.
AND SO IMAGINE THAT THERE WILL
BE LEGISLATION DIRECTLY
TARGETING THIS OR OR IN SOME
WAY TO LIKE MITIGATE. THEY
MILLIONS OF PEOPLE BEING PUT
ON STREETS. THE NIGHTMARES OF
2008 OF THE GREAT RECESSION OF
FRESH IN THE MEMORY OF EVERY
CENTRAL FLORIDA.
>> IF YOU LOST YOUR JOB, YOU
FELL BEHIND ON YOUR MORTGAGE
OR YOUR RENT. IF YOU’RE SIMPLY
A HOMEOWNER, YOU SAW YOUR
PROPERTY VALUE DROP IN HALF.
WE DIDN’T RECOVER UNTIL 5
YEARS LATER AND IT WAS AN
UNTOLD WEALTH. LAST WE SAW A
LOT OF FOLKS NEVER RECOVERED
TO BECOME HOMEOWNERS AGAIN. WE
STILL HAVE OVER 60% HOMEOWNERS
SUCH FOR NOW WE’RE HOVERING
ABOVE 50%. WE’VE NEVER FULLY
RECOVER. SO THIS MONEY IS TO
CATCH PEOPLE UP AND WHO
COULDN’T PAY THROUGH NO FAULT
OF THEIR OWN BECAUSE THE
TOURISM INDUSTRY GOT DECIMATED
BY COVID AND FOR SO THAT THEY
COULD CATCH UP ON THE
MORTGAGES. AND, YOU KNOW,
WE’LL BE ABLE TO HELP A LOT OF
PEOPLE, MAYBE NOT EVERYBODY
BUT THE WAY IT WORKS IS THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CENSUS
MONEY DOWN DIRECTLY TO THE
COUNTS. AND NOW THAT WE LOWER
THE THRESHOLD THE 200,000
PEOPLE OR MORE. EVEN MY HOME
COUNTY OF OSCEOLA IS NO
DIRECTLY ELIGIBLE ALONG WITH
SEMINOLE COUNTY. NOW AND
ORANGE IN POLK COUNTY AS THEY
LAST TIME. SO THESE
ANNOUNCEMENT YOU’RE HEARING
FROM COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND
CITY COMMISSION THE HOUSE. AND
REALLY THAT IS YOUR FEDERAL
TAX DOLLARS GOING DOWN OR
LOCAL OFFICIALS AND THEIR
DESIGN, THEIR PROGRAMS FOR
WHAT’S RIGHT FOR THEM. OUR
DIFFERENT LOCAL COMMUNITIES.
>> COMING UP, CONGRESSMAN SOTO
WILL DISCUSS THE VACCINE
ROLLOUT AND HOW HE’S WORKING
TO MAKE SURE ALL OF HIS
CONSTITUENTS HAVE ACCESS TO
>> THIS IS THE WEEKLY ON CLICKORLANDO DOT COM WITH JUSTIN WARMOTH. WELCOME BACK.
OUR GUEST THIS MORNING AS
CONGRESSMAN DARREN SOTO, THE
FIRST FLORIDIAN ELECTED TO
CONGRESS OF PUERTO RICAN
DESCENT IN THIS PORTION OF THE
CONVERSATION.
>> WE’LL DISCUSS THE
POSSIBILITY OF PUERTO RICO
BECOMING A STATE. BUT FIRST,
WE’LL TOUCH ON THE VACCINE AND
HOW HE’S MAKING SURE
UNDER-SERVED COMMUNITIES HAVE
ACCESS. IS THERE AN END POINT
OR A NUMBER THAT YOU’VE BEEN
HEARING FROM HEALTH OFFICIALS
WHEN IT COMES TO.
>> VACCINES BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,
I KNOW THAT ALL AMERICANS WILL
HAVE THE CAPABILITY TO GET A
VACCINE BY THE END OF MAY IS
WHAT PRESIDENT BIDEN
ANNOUNCED. SO DOES THAT MEAN
DOES THAT MEAN LIFE JUST GOES
BACK TO NORMAL AS IS. IS THERE
STILL SORT OF DAY FOR LACK OF
A BETTER TERM WAITING PERIOD.
>> SO WE KNOW IN 2021 THIS
YEAR THERE’S GOING TO BE A
TRANSITION OVER MANY AND WE
NEED TO GET AT LEAST 75 TO 85%
TO REALLY ACHIEVE HERD
IMMUNITY. BUT KEEP IN MIND
THAT JUST MEANS WE WILL HAVE
WIDESPREAD CORONAVIRUS THAT
THE INDIVIDUALS WHO DON’T GET
VACCINATED. KIDS CAN STILL GET
SICK. THEY COULD STILL DIE
MUCH LIKE WE SEE WITH OTHER
CONDITIONS WHEN YOU DON’T GET
TAX NEWS, WE WANT EVERYBODY
VACCINATE. IT’S SAFE. IT WILL
SAVE YOUR LIFE IT WILL SAVE
THE LIVES YOUR FAMILIES. BUT
WE SEE MASK FOR A DECENT
AMOUNT OF THE REST OF THIS
YEAR WE’LL SEE TRAVEL START TO
EASE UP. AND THAT’S REALLY KEY
FOR OUR REGION WILL SEE A MORE
AND MORE RESTRICTIONS LIFTED
OVER TIME. BUT I THINK IT’S
KEY. WE NEED TO FOLLOW THE
SIGNS. I MEAN, THAT’S WHY
PRESIDENT BIDEN WAS ELECTED
BECAUSE WE WANTED TO LISTEN TO
THE SCIENTISTS AND THE MEDICAL
OFFICIALS NOT LET THE
POLITICIANS MAKE ALL THESE
DECISIONS ALONE WITHOUT
LOOKING AT WHAT THE SMARTEST
SCIENTIFIC MINDS THEM. AND IN
THE COUNTRY ARE TELLING WE HAD
A RESPONSE LAST YEAR THAT WE
HAD MORE DEATHS THAN ANY OTHER
NATION IN THE AND MORE CASES.
AND WE’RE THE MOST PROSPEROUS
NATION. SO WE KNOW WE HAVE TO
DO THE RIGHT THING. THIS
NATION HAS SOMEONE GREATEST
BEFORE MORE WORK 9.11. AND AS
WE ALL ARE CELLS OF THE GREAT
RECESSION. SO I HAVE MY FAITH
THAT EVERY FLORIDIAN. WILL DO
THEIR PART BECAUSE THE
PATRIOTIC THING TO DO TO BRING
OUR COUNTRY BACK TO
PROSPERITY. YOU KNOW, YOUR
SOME OF WHICH MAYBE THERE’S A
LANGUAGE I KNOW YOU KNOW THAT
IS ALSO CERTAINLY IMPORTANT
AND REALLY STARTING TO.
>> RAMP WITH PHYSICALLY
GETTING THESE VACCINES INTO
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT MIGHT BE
UNDERSERVED. MINORITY
COMMUNITIES. IS THAT SOMETHING
YOU’RE WORKING ON. YES, WE’VE
BEEN WORKING ON THAT FOR THE
PAST. A COUPLE WEEKS SINCE THE
VACCINE, CERTAIN RULING OUT
WE’RE WORKING WITH RELIGIOUS
AND CIVIC LEADERS AND
COMMUNITIES OF COLOR IN HARD
TO REACH RURAL AREAS.
>> WE’RE LOOKING TO VACCINES
IN THE FEDERALLY QUALIFIED
HEALTH CLINICS IN THE FEDERAL
LEVELS ARE GETTING SOME STATE
VACCINES AND THE SPOKE SITES
LIKE IN WINTER HAVEN ARE POINT
SIENNA HIGHLY POPULATED
AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND HISPANIC
COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE BEEN
RUNNING A PR CAMPAIGN THROUGH
OUR GET VACCINATED AND THAT’S
RUNNING IN ENGLISH AND IN
SPANISH ON LOCAL BOTH
AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND HISPANIC
RADIO. WE’RE DOING BILINGUAL
SOCIAL MEDIA AND WE’RE ALSO
TRYING TO LEAD BY BY SHOWING
WHEN MY FAMILY GOT VACCINATED,
WHEN OTHER WHO ARE COMMUNITY
COLORED CONTACTS BECAUSE WE’RE
SEEING AN ACCESS ISSUE AND
THEN THERE’S BEEN A HISTORIC
DISCRIMINATION. SO THESE ARE
THINGS WE HAVE TO OVERCOME. WE
ALSO SEE THE ROLLERS
REGARDLESS OF RACE. WHEN YOU
LIVE OUT THERE EARLIER MANY
TIMES YOU DON’T HAVE AND YOU
MAY HAVE TRANSPORTATION
BARRIERS. SO THERE’S A LOT OF
DIFFERENT CENTRAL FLORIDIANS
WHO ARE HARDER TO REACH AND
WE’VE BEEN WORKING ON THAT FOR
QUITE SOME TIME. AND THE
NUMBERS ARE STARTING TO COME
UP, PARTICULARLY IN OSCEOLA
COUNTY IN SOUTH ORANGE AND
POPE. WE HAVE A WAYS TO GO
WHICH IS WHY THAT WINTER HAVEN
SITE WAS SO CAME ON AS WELL AS
RELIGIOUS LEADERS. TURNING THE
PAGE FOR NOW ON THE PANDEMIC.
>> WHILE I HAVE YOU, I DO WANT
TO ASK YOU WHERE PUERTO RICO
STATEHOOD STANDS CURRENTLY. I
KNOW I SAW SOME HEADLINES ON
THOSE UPDATE. OUR VIEWERS ON
ON WHERE THAT STANDS RIGHT
NOW. CONGRESS.
>> SO WE’VE SEEN PUERTO RICO
GO THROUGH SO MUCH. AS YOU
KNOW, I’M A PAIR CONSENT. WE
HAVE MANY OF US IN CENTRAL
FLORIDA WITH FAMILY BACK IN
ISLAND. THIS CULTURAL AND
COMMERCIAL TIES BETWEEN
CENTRAL FLYING FLORIDA AND THE
ISLAND AS WELL. WE SAW THEM GO
DEADLY HURRICANES LIKE
HURRICANE MARIA EARTHQUAKES
BUDGET CUTS UNDER PROHM WE SAW
EVEN NOW SO THAT TURN TOWARD
US AS JUST AS WORKING FOR 3.2
MILLION AMERICANS LIVING IN
PUERTO RICO. SO THEY VOTED IN
NOVEMBER FOR STATEHOOD. SO I
WAS HONORED FILED THAT BILL
ALONG WITH THE RESIN CANISTERS
ARE ONLY ELECTED BUT NON
VOTING. MEMBER OF CONGRESS AS
WELL AS THEIR ELECTED
GOVERNOR. IT’S ALL ABOUT
LIFTING UP THE VOICES OF THE
ISLAND TO EMPOWER THEM TO GET
BEYOND THIS FELT HER TORY
SANTAS GET BEYOND BEING A
SECOND CLASSES BECAUSE WE KNOW
THEY BE ABLE TO DO WITH THIS
CRISIS FAR EASIER. IF THEY HAD
2 SENATORS AND 4 MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS UP HERE IN
WASHINGTON, HELPING FIGHT FOR
THEM. SO WE’RE GOING CONTINUE
TO WORK ON THIS AND I EXPECT
TO HAVE HEARINGS AS EARLY AS
APRIL OR MAY ON THE SUBJECT. I
KNOW YOU’RE BUT FOR SOME OF
OUR VIEWERS WHO MIGHT NOT BE.
>> PUERTO RICO IS DIVIDED ON
THIS, THAT THE RESIDENTS OF
THE ISLAND ARE DIVIDED ON THIS
ISSUE, ON BECOMING A STATE ONE
OF THEIR CONCERNS.
>> SO YOU HAVE SOME FOLKS ON
THE ISLAND TO WOULD PREFER
ENHANCED COMMONWEALTH STATUS
WHICH BASICALLY MEANS THEY GET
EVERYTHING THEY WANTED BUT NOT
BE A STATE AND NOT PAY INCOME
TAX AND THAT’S NOT REALLY
REALISTIC THING TO DO. WE’RE
TRYING TO GET THEM PARITY IN
DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. PUT YOU
CAN’T GET ALL THE BENEFITS,
THE STATE WITHOUT BEING A
STATE. THERE’S JUST SIMPLY TOO
MANY THINGS THAT JUST DON’T
WORK. IF YOU’RE NOT A STATE
AND THEN YOU SEE. OR SO ON THE
WORK. IF YOU’RE NOT A STATE
AND THEN YOU SEE. OR SO ON THE nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting SUPPORT FOR INDEPENDENCE THESE
ARE FOLKS LIVING IN STATES. SO
IT’S IT’S KIND OF HYPOCRITICAL
MY MIND TO DO THAT. ON THE
ISLAND OF POLLS THAT A SINGLE
BECAUSE PERKINS ON PRIZE IN
AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP. THEY
SERVE IN THE U.S. MILITARY
HIGHER RATES IN MANY STATES
AND THEY HAVE BILLIONS IN
FUNDING HELP THEM TO BOOST
THEIR PARTY LIFE. SO WHEN YOU
NAVIGATE THROUGH ALL THESE
THINGS AND YOU SEE THE HEAD
WITH A MAJORITY FOR I FOLLOW
WHAT THE MAJORITY FOLKS HAVE
DONE. BEEN SIMILAR PERCENTAGES
TO WHAT WE SAW IN ALASKA OR
HAWAII. WE LIVE IN A DEMOCRACY
IN THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE GET
TO DECIDE THESE MAJOR
DECISIONS AND IN THE UNITED
STATES. FINALLY, YOU KNOW, THE
NATIONAL GUARD IS STILL AT THE
CAPITOL. AND AND IT IS THE
CAPITAL, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE
TODAY IS NOT LOOK LIKE IN
OCTOBER OF 2020. I JUST WANT A
SENSE OF WHAT IT IS CURRENTLY
LIKE GOING TO WORK FOR YOU.
>> SO THEY’RE STILL FENCES UP
RIGHT NOW. WE STILL HAVE
NATIONAL GUARD. AS YOU KNOW, I
WAS ONE OF THE LAST PEOPLE IN
THE CHAMBER WHEN WE HAD THE
VIOLENT INSURRECTION ON AND SO
I’VE SEEN FIRST HAND WHITE
SUPREMACIST EXTREMISM AND
BELIEVING THE LIES THE BIG LIE
OF THE ELECTION HAS DONE TO SO
MANY AMERICANS AND IT’S A REAL
SAD THING. WE JUST GOT IN OUR
REPORT FROM GENERAL HONORE AND
A NON-PARTISAN SECURITY TASK
FORCE MADE UP OF GENERALS
NATIONAL SECURITY OFFICIALS OF
A MENTION RECOMMENDATIONS WERE
STARTING TO ADOPT THEM TO
HEART OF THE CAPITAL AND
VARIOUS OTHER ISSUES.
EVERYBODY WANTS THE FENCE TO
COME DOWN. THERE’S NO QUESTION
ABOUT IT. THIS IS IN THE
CAPITAL WITH A HISTORY OF
BEING AN OPEN CAMPUS AND THEY
EXPECT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE
MONTHS. WE’LL SEE IN NATIONAL
GUARD TO COME HOME. WE ALSO
HAVE MUCH MORE CONCERTED FOR
AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE THREAT
BY NATIONAL SECURITY AND LAW
ENFORCEMENT ON. THERE WAS A
BELIEF THAT THIS WAS A
PEACEFUL GATHERING ON AND THAT
WAS A HUGE FAILURE IN
INTELLIGENCE. WE WON’T MAKE
THAT MISTAKE AGAIN. AND A LOT
OF FOLKS WHO WHO DID THAT
BECAUSE YOU HAD A FEW 100
FOLKS AT OF THOUSANDS WHO ARE
PEACEFULLY PROTESTING, WHICH
THEY DID NOTHING WRONG. BUT
THESE FEW 100 FOLKS WHO WENT
IN MANY OF THEM ARE GOING TO
JAIL AND THAT WILL BE A LESSON
TO OTHERS THAT YOU KNOW, WE
HAVE ELECTIONS. WE MAKE
DECISIONS AND THEN WE HAVE TO
A PEACEFUL TRANSITION OF
POWER. SO I BELIEVE WE’RE
GOING TO HAVE OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE MONTHS THE FENCES COME
DOWN AND WE’LL ALSO HAVE ON
THE NATIONAL GUARD GO HOME AS
WE LISTEN TO THE EXPERTS
BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT THIS IS
ALL ABOUT. LISTENING AND
SECURITY EXPERTS AT WHAT IT
TAKES TO MAKE SURE THAT
CONGRESS IS SAFE SO WE CAN DO
THE PEOPLE’S WORK. MY THANKS
TO CONGRESSMAN SOTO. FIRST
TIME THIS WEEK FOR THE LATEST
ON COVID-19 AND SEE HOW YOUR
COUNTY IS HANDLING
VACCINATIONS JUST HEAD TO
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